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What Band Was In That Movie?
This will be a fun quiz for those who love music and movies. Here you will need to name the band that makes a cameo in the movie. Well, what are you waiting for? Good luck.
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How Does Another Generation View Your Music?
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I will be reviewing four albums that my niece likes and gave me for my opinion and then we will discuss the four albums I like and gave to my niece to listen to. Let’s see what different generations think about each others music.
My New Music System
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I moved into a new space and purchased a new stereo system. I will discuss my choices and why I made them.
New Voices In Music: Artists You Need To Know
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Will discuss three exciting new artists all of whom are young and have some roots in jazz. As always, I will reveal last video’s unknown album covers and will show two new unknown albums.
Album Reissue Review: “Elephant Mountain” The Youngbloods
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Review of the album “Elephant Mountain” and discuss differences between original release and the reissue. I will review all the songs on the album. As always, I will reveal last video’s unknown album covers and show two new unknown albums.
The 10 Albums I Cannot Live Without Since 2010
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I will discuss my reasoning for making a new top 10 album list and present each album with reasons for my selection to this list. As always, I will reveal last video’s unknown album covers and show two more unknown albums for this video.
The Art of the Compact Disc: Take pride in your CD collection
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A lot has been said about the vinyl album cover art but little is said about the compact disc. I will discuss the art found in CDs with several examples of unique and beautiful designs.
2023 Album Haul
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A large album haul during the year I was away from home and was streaming music. Many great new artists and some great re-releases from the past from Analogue Productions and Mobile Fidelity. Several of the greater than 200 album haul will be discussed. As always, I will reveal last video’s unknown album covers and show two new unknown albums.
Love, Americana Style/Great Albums By The Young Women Of Americana
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I will introduce the viewer to many talented young women who are the face of today’s Americana genre. I will also select the artist’s best album to experience and ultimately enjoy. As always, I will reveal last video’s unknown album covers and select this video’s new unknown albums.
The Americana Dream: Great Albums to Start an Americana Collection
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I will discuss the meaning of Americana music and will present a list a great Americana albums. These twelve albums would be an excellent start to learning about Americana and these choices would be a great start to an Americana collection. As always, I will reveal last video’s unknown album covers an will show two new unknown albums.
Is Daisy Jones and The Six “Aurora” an Authentic Album?
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This a review of the album “Aurora” by Daisy Jones and The Six”. I will discuss the similarities of this fictitious band with Fleetwood Mac. As always, I will reveal last video’s unknown albums and show two new unknown album covers.
Why Hi-Resolution Music Matters
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I will discuss the importance of high resolution audio. I will also review what high resolution music is. As always, I will reveal last video’s unknown album covers and will show two new unknown albums.
Best Albums of 2022
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These are a list of my favorite and best albums of 2022. They include reissues in 2022. Let’s recap 2022 and discuss all of our favorite albums over the past year.
Holiday Bonus Unknown Album Cover Quiz
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This video is a bonus unknown album cover quiz. I will show ten unknown album covers where I will show only a portion of a classic album cover. At the end of the video I will reveal the answers to the unknown albums. This should be fun for music lovers out there.
A Few Of My New Favorite Albums
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I discuss my favorite “new” albums that I am listening to. As always, I present an overlooked album and also reveal last video’s unknown album covers. There are two new unknown albums on this video that I will reveal the answer to on the next video.
Why Baby Boomers Will Ruin Vinyl Collections
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Why Baby Boomers Will Ruin Vinyl Collections
So You Think You Know Album Covers? Take This Quiz!
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So You Think You Know Album Covers? Take This Quiz!
Vinyl and CD Sales are Up. So Why Am I So Worried?
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Vinyl and CD Sales are Up. So Why Am I So Worried?
My Most Memorable Concerts and The Best Concert
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My Most Memorable Concerts and The Best Concert
Music Quantity or Quality: What Matters Most?
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Music Quantity or Quality: What Matters Most?
Albums That Sound Great With Headphones
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Albums That Sound Great With Headphones
Album Review - Queens Of The Summer Hotel - Aimee Mann
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Album Review - Queens Of The Summer Hotel - Aimee Mann
6 Greatest Female Rock Singers Of All Time
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6 Greatest Female Rock Singers Of All Time
Gillian Welsh did not have her album cut. She went out and bought a lathe and cut it herself.
@@rolando_j_ That’s correct. She had it pressed at QRP in Salina, Kansas. Now, however, they will be pressing their future albums elsewhere as QRP is too busy. Thank you for watching
"The Music of Espionage" by 'Spies', 1988 Telarc edition. If you know.... you know.
@@user-xs3sj3em6u I don’t know but soon I will know. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching
@@AllAboutAlbums 1000% no lie :)
Any Porcupine Tree
@@user-ov4sg5uu6h I’ve had a few viewers talk about the band. I’ll check them out. Thank you for watching
Name is Sea Change, no Sea of Change XD. And Beck's best one.
@@Cagolapedna Yes, I realized my mistake when I watched the video back. My favorite is between “Sea Change” and “Morning Phase”. Thank you for watching
@@AllAboutAlbums Try "Modern Guilt" kind of dark and different from the other albums. Second favorite. I like all the "quiet" Beck Albums. (Mutations, Sea Change, Morning Phase) but I can't stand the "dancing" Records. XD (Colors, Hyperspace., Guero... )
@@Cagolapedna Ok. I will check it out.
Ryan K. Smith and Chris Bellman
@@ralex3697 Absolutely. Thank you for watching
For something more modern, you can't go wrong with Michael Kiwanuka. "Love and Hate" is my favorite.
@@kevingest5452 I will check that out tonight. Thanks for the suggestion and thank you for watching
I love Smile by Brian Wilson.
@@tubefreeeasy A great choice. Thank you for watching
Love the name of the video, there could be no better illustration of this quote: “Audiophiles don’t use their equipment to listen to music. Audiophiles use your music to listen to their equipment” - Alan Parsons 😂
@@alexandermikhailov2481 Sad but true. Thank you for watching
Spoonful Records in Columbus over Used Kids? Wtffff
@@christophercoon1253 Sorry. Can’t check out all the shops. I will try to check out Used Kids. Thank you for watching
Um, while you strongly recommended the Gillian Welch album, you never spoke the name of the album. Help please. Thank you.
Found it! Scarlet Town!
@@clifford7594 Sorry, the album is called “The Harrow and The Harvest” from 2011. Thank you for way
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@@AllAboutAlbums Thank you. I love all of these albums.
As for Paul Mccartney, his songs from “Venus & Mars” sound much better live on “Wings Over America”. 1 Neil Young: After The Gold Rush 2 Devo: ????
I have forgotten about “Wings Over America”. I do own that album. I’ll have to give it a listen. Thank you for watching
Hi Alex, Please do more of this. I always admire your open mind to new music and though I am not familiar with the albums you asked Kaitlyn to listen to, I found the whole thing very interesting and absorbing. Great stuff.
Glad you enjoyed it. The albums I gave her are current but are very good. Thank you for watching
Well, I got zero... and I haven't seen any of those movies... yeah I know. But it was fun. I got one, though it's not a band or an artist but a dj, in the movie Tokyo Eyes, there's a scene when the main characters get home and the guy says let's put on some music and then dj Fumiya Tanaka comes with his decks and plays right next to them. The movie is a bit experimental so not for everyone but it's very nice nonetheless I think it came out in the late 90s early 2000s And I agree, that would be very hardcore niche to know the answer... ;-)
Don’t feel bad. If you saw those movies then maybe I would be a bit embarrassed. Thank you for the info and thank you for watching
Nice Bananas shirt. I've known Doug and Michelle since the 70s. A lot of the memorabilia displayed in the store came from my mother's collection. We'll have to visit next time I make it back home to St. Pete.
I haven’t been in the store in a while but hope to visit there sometime in the Fall. Thank you for watching
Got 2. This was a fun challenge. Back at you with these Back to the Future 3 Urban Cowboy Road House Animal House Rio Bravo Blues Brothers - A point each Rock and Roll High School Adventures in Babysitting Austin Powers Bonus from TV shows The Beverly Hillbillies Mannix The Odd Couple
Oh no! I guess I have a taste of my own medicine. Thank you for the quiz and thank you for watching
@@AllAboutAlbumsAlex, Mary Poppins was my first movie as well. Chim Chimery is the first song that comes to mind for me.
Back to the Future 3 is ZZ Top. Animal House is Otis Day and the Nights. Blues Brothers is Aretha and Duck Dunn and Guitar Murphy. Rock and Roll High School is The Ramones. That’s all I can remember.
@@AllAboutAlbums good memory. Blues Brothers also had James Brown, John Lee Hooker, Cab Calloway and Shake your tail feathers Ray Charles.
@@CraigHollabaugh I haven’t seen that movie in 30 years! Need a refresh of my memory.
More - please
We hope to do a follow up. Thank you for watching
Many forgot also that C.D's are still Digital, so you can rip them and still have a physical and purely digital copy. I've done this I don't know how many times, especially handy as I give on compilations C/Ds and the like as me collection expands!
Great point. Thank you for watching
Thanks guys for the video I am learning more about some artists from you ❤
Glad to help. Thank you for watching
Listen tobtjr purity and dynamics in «The Arrival of Victor Feldman» or «Open» with Brian Auger
Ok. I’ll check it out. Thank you for watching
Ella and Lewis album is so dang good. I could, and have listened to them all day long.
I find such joy when listening to this album. Thank you for watching
Everyday should be an Aimee Mann day.
I 100% agree. Thank you for watching.
Who is this Ron guy?
He runs Liquid Hi Fi. Very knowledgeable. Thank you for watching
My top 4 best-produced albums: Santana - Moonflower Boston - Boston Steely Dan - Aja Gino Vannelli - Brother To Brother
Own all of those albums. They are all exceptionally recorded. Thank you for watching
Any Alan Parsons produced album should be on the lists. On All the lists!
@@yourebusted5786 I own all those albums and they are all nice sounding. Boy, I have forgotten about “Brother to Brother”. Thank you for watching
Hi alex, thankyou for the video, sorry if I may ask for my references, recently I bought myself a RP1 and a pre-amp from rega, but I had a plan to upgrade the system with an amplifier which is elex-R from rega, do I still need my pre-amp for that? Sorry for bothering you, thankyou before
The Elex-R from rega is a good quality integrated amplifier. Good news, it contains a phono stage but it only is for MM cartridges. So no, you don’t need the pre-amp if you use MM cartridges. Thank you for watching
Number one disgrace. You never speak four india my dear. Y u make race four my country? My colour good colour. All colour amazing colour.
Remember Martin Luther king dreams my beauty
Still using my vintage Phillips 212 Electronic Turntable with my custom designed straight low-mass tonearm!
Wow! That must be a lot of fun to use. Thank you for watching
Congrats on your system build. Down the road in the future maybe try either a Denon 103 or 103r LOMC. Just trying to help you spend more money.
Ha. That’s not hard to do. Thank you for watching
I would say the definition of small system is relative. my guess is you're out at least $10k on this one, for the money, it's nothing but small. Small in size but definitely not small in sound and I think that's what matter, if you can afford it, so enjoy! And thank you for mentioning the Hegel V10, I was not aware of it. At around $1600, I would not call it inexpensive, but it seems to be worth the money. I keep it in mind for when I decide to go the MC way.
I was really shocked at how good the Hegel phono stage is. It was not on my radar. Thank you for your comments and thank you for watching
25:49 ok, …my recommendation. Go with the passive speakers. Get the Hagel integrated amplifier ( with the phono board and dac) You may want to reconsider speaker stands as to elevate the speaker to your seated ear hight . Cables ..use what you like as long as the connectivity is 👍 As I said ..the all in one package has pluses and minuses…and seeing that your primary is vinyl..personally I think it’s not the way to go . Speakers ☑️ Amp☑️ TT☑️ Have a good one!😎
I have had another audiophile say pretty much the same thing.
Isolation from the surroundings and minimal room treatment 👍👍
I just can’t do room treatments. My wife hates making a room look like a stereo store. Thank you for watching
Good afternoon from Toronto☕️ Alex .
Good afternoon. Hope you enjoy the video and thank you for watching.
“Audiophiles don’t use their equipment to listen to your music. Audiophiles use your music to listen to their equipment.” - Alan Parsons
That is a true statement for some audiophiles for sure. If I upgrade to a new piece of gear, I will spend a week or two just listening to the sound of my system. But then I settle in and just enjoy the music. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching.
@@AllAboutAlbumsWe've all been there hah. Thank you for your content.
Thanks for posting this video. It is was timely and helpful
You’re welcome.
IMO, It is not worth buying audiophile pressings of popular music that was recorded prior to 1975. The audio recording technology wasn't great and the high quality remasters, of these so-so recordings yield only minimal improvements in overall sound quality. I have a small collection of imports made from great original masters & done by ace remastering sound engineers. Mostly late 70's to present. IMO, The sound is stunning clear and large.
I do own several imports and for the most part these are definitely head and shoulders above the American pressings. They used better quality vinyl and cared more about sound quality. Thank you for your comments and thank you for watching
@@AllAboutAlbumsThanks Alex, Again, I really enjoyed and valued your video presentation. I have started to build a small collection of Import CDs..mostly imported from Japan, Germany, B.V & The Netherlands..mostly 80's, 90's & early 2000nd's. They're a little pricey so I go slowly and can get only a few. But, I am enjoying their sound quality and listen to them often. I enjoy them. Please keep up the great work! Cheers, David-
Oh BTW Alex, I just got a good deal & purchased the Shelby Lynne album: 'Just A Little Lovin'' per your recommendation. Thanks for letting me know about this OOP recording.
@@davidstein9129 One of the best recordings ever made. Phil Ramone is a true genius
Finally a video about record albums where the words "vinyl" and "vinyls" are conspicuously absent! 👍😎🎶
Albums are albums, no matter the format. Thank you for watching
Here are some good ones...Dan Fogelberg Nerherlands, Klattu,Leonard Cohen Essentials.King Crimson (to name a few}.
I know all those albums and they all could have been selected as well. You don’t mean Klattu, don’t you mean The Beatles. Thank you for your comments and thank you for watching
Rush 2112, London recording of Carmina Burana, Jeff beck blow by blow, smashing pumpkins Mellon collie, miles Davis kind of blue, traffic welcome to the canteen and low sparks albums, montrose, Patti smith horses, and Santana moonflower and caravanserai albums
I do agree with “Blow By Blow” and “Kind of Blue”. I’ll check out Carmina Burana. Thank you for your suggestions and thank you for watching
Seems like the standard faire we hear at hi-fi shows, not terribly interesting in my opinion. Gardot and Jones are elevator music/non offensive hotel lobby bar music. Why not recommend Tori Amos in stead? No real hard rock albums on your list?
Never did get Tori Amos. But that’s ok, we all have different tastes and that’s what makes horse racing. As far as hard rock, I listened to it for the excitement and raw power. I don’t think of it as something to show off your stereo. Which hard rock albums do you think should be included on my list? I always love to find new music. Thank you for watching
@@AllAboutAlbums Tool - Ænima has some killer tracks. APC - The package is a great test track imo. QOTSA - the whole Songs for the deaf is great. If you don't get Tori Amos, maybe some PJ Harvey? She has some truly beutifull songs, To bring you my love is one of my favourites.
How did you screw up the names of both the Brubeck and Beck albums? Worth noting: 'Ella and Louis', despite its magnificence in every other way, is a MONO album. In this way it becomes great speaker setup test record to make sure you're getting your L+R balance and sound pressure correct. Bizarrely you also recommended the REMIXED 2019 version of 'Abbey Road', and despite best efforts and a decent lacquer cut and resulting pressing, this 2019 MIX is inferior to the original. For less than 1/3 the cost of the MFSL, you can get a 2-lp version of 'What's Going On' cut by Kevin Gray!
Thank you for the advice. Sorry about the screw up. I knew it when I was editing but it was early in my TH-cam career and I never thought of just overlaying the words for the correction. You are not the only viewer who called me out on this. Well, I learned from that mistake. Thank you for watching.
Fabtastic pics! Thank you for sharing. Great sound. Thank you!
No problem. Thank you for watching
Even as someone who is 20, What’s Going On by Marvin Gaye is possibly the best album ever. It also is a top 5 favorite album of mine as well.
No argument from me. I love that album. BTW Rolling Stone magazine ranked “What’s Going On” as the #1 album of all time! Thank you for watching
The Beck LP is great sounding. Unfortunately the Mofi pressing goes for ridiculously high sums now. Out of interest, what turntables don’t have the ability to play 45s?
That statement has apparently bothered several viewers. My first turntable was rather cheap(age of 12). It would automatically bring the tonearm down only at the outer margin of the turntable. It could not play any 45rpm singles. Thank you for watching
Joshua Judges Ruth by Lyle Lovett👍🏼👍🏼
Yes, another great album! Thank you for watching
Time out thanks for video Brubeck and Desmond kill it!
Love that album. Same year as “Kind of Blue”. Thank you for watching
Frank zappa recorded some great stuff, diana krall. Unlimited orchestra by the league. Black sabbath first album. B52s.. Robbie and sly anything, all great recordings, fleetwood mac, a good copy of early pink floyd.. Brubeck, Stan getz quartet records, chet baker, John coltrane albums, free wheeling bob dylan.. I have always thought that decent jazz sounds better through valve amps with transmission line speakers like imf tls 50.. Amazing what sound you can get for reasonable money.. Love valve amps because you can still buy nos valves for the pre and power stages of your amp to get the sound that matches your speakers. We are all chasing the point of closing our eyes and get the feeling we have the band in the room with us..
I hear you and agree with you about valve amps. I have used tubes for the past 15 years and the sound is glorious. There are many other great sounding albums that I could not mention in the time of a reasonable length video. Jazz albums do typically have better sound than a standard pop or rock album. Likely related to the folks buying those albums being more critical in their purchase. Thank you for your comments and thank you for watching
Watched your video almost 5 months ago but owing to home renovation, I was unable to get to my CDs around the house. Now that it is over, and I would like to add something to your views. I guess with art of the compact disc, it has to be divided into boxed sets and individual CD as they are two totally different formats. For boxed set, the classical thing you mentioned is definitely very interesting. I would also suggest Velvet Underground's The Velvet Underground & Nico (45th Anniversary) which has the original banana peel; Grand Funk Railroad's Trunk of Funk which comes in like a big trunk; Dr. Feelgood's Looking Back which resembles a cigarette package; Ray Charles Pure Genius - The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959) which is like a small pick-up once you open the carrier box which comes with a handle; Alice Cooper's Life & Crimes with a picture of Alice behind a 3-D prison window and of course Jethro Tull never failed to come up with some genuine design throughout the years. Their 25th Anniversary Box Set is so luxuriously designed like another cigar box with a wonderful book within. As for individual CD release, The Rolling Stones Rolled Gold, the inlay comes with an origami design which I still can't figure out what it stands for or what it means; As I said before, Jethro Tull never stop to amaze. Their Stand Up 2CD & DVD Edition keeps the original Stand-up design. Then my favorite nband of all time Free, back in 2002, released in Japan, the album Free Live which is a replica of an envelops with stamps that can be pasted on the cover. Then later, they released entire collection individually that theie spine of each of the CD, if put together, reveal two members of the group, namely Paul Kossogg and Paul Rodgers! So much so for the nCD artwork. While going through my collection, I also came across a compilation by Harvest called Harvest Festival. It is not a particularly unusual design but the cover photo has some kind of Biblical reference. Absolutely clever. Maybe one day you would like to do one on great cover pictures of CD/vinyl? Thanks as always.
I am so glad you have listed a lot of box sets which I can explore. Thank you. The topic you mentioned may be a good one for a future video. Thank you for watching
Thanks for rekindling my interest in this album which has grown on me since I watched your video a few weeks ago. I actually bought the cassette of this album ages ago and later bought a CD but neither of them quite caught my ears until I watched your channel and decided to give it a go. Now I bought the latest version of this wonderful album on Impex and I am impressed. Thank you and I definitely agree with you it is, to my ears, better than Zombie's Odessey & Oracle.
Thank you for giving the album another listen. I have always enjoyed listening to “Elephant Mountain” but seem to forget how good an album it is. Thank you for watching
I'm shocked, there are turntables that can't play 45 rpm, really?
I was asked about that. I had a cheap turntable when I was maybe 12 that only worked on 33 1/3 rpm. The needle automatically dropped only at the outer edge of the platter. Thank you for watching
Ok Boomer.
Just my opinion. I own many outstanding albums from the 80s. My point is that when I listen to music, the 80s is the decade I listen to the least. Thank you for watching
I know you can't mention them all, but I'm surprised you didn't suggest Buckingham Nicks Polydor Records Robert Ludwig release. Great recommendations and I have you to thank for turning me on to Nightbird. Outstanding!
I’m glad you enjoyed that album. I do own the Buckingham Nicks album which is a personal favorite. Chad from Analogue Production tried to get this album recut but apparently the tapes were not in good shape. Thank you for watching